Middle Housing Update
Welcome to the Ruston Planning Commission’s page for the Middle Housing Update. Over the next several months we’ll be learning about, and considering how to integrate, middle housing into Ruston. In order to help familiarize you with middle housing, we’ve gathered a handful of articles and videos included in the links below.
Announcements:
The City of Ruston will hold a public meeting before the City Council on June 3rd, 2025 at 7:00 p.m., regarding Ordinance 1591 – Middle Housing Update.
The public meeting will be held at the Mary Joyce Community Center located at 5219 North Shirley Street, Ruston, WA 98407. All members of the public may provide testimony during the public comment period, or you may submit written comments. Additional information can be found on the City of Ruston website at: www.rustonwa.org/middle-housing-update
Public comments or questions may be submitted in writing to Mario Ortega, City Clerk by e-mail at townclerk@rustonwa.org, or by mail at 5219 North Shirley, Ruston, WA 98407. Verbal testimony will be accepted at the public meeting.
Resources
ORD 1591- Middle Housing and Subdivision Update 5-21-2025
Ruston CC Agenda Report 6.3.25_Middle Housing Ordinance
Exhibit 1 – Middle Housing Update Deadlines by Year
Exhibit 2 – Notice of CC 6.3.25 Public Hearing – Ord 1591
Exhibit 3 – 2025-05-09 SEPA Determination – ORD 1591
Exhibit 4_Ruston-Middle Housing Examples
Exhibit 5 – Unit Lot_Zero Lot Line Graphics
Articles/Documents:
Discovering and Developing Middle Housing
12 Barriers to Missing Middle Housing
MRSC Article on Middle Housing
Ruston Middle Housing Staff Report
Ruston Middle Housing Staff Report Attachments
Ruston Report On Housing Equity
Videos:
An Introduction to Missing Middle Housing
How to Implement Missing Middle Housing
How Missing Middle Can Be Applied Universally
Meeting Dates:
November 2, 2022
October 12, 2022